The life of suffering and the Kingdom of Heaven are both pitchers of water;They both are broken with a constant and flowing leak.They both are the same, in fact;One pitcher: broken, leaking.

At once exhausting and endlessly fulfilling;Being emptied is pain and satisfaction;The pouring-out balanced with a pouring-in;An unseen deposit and an unknown Source.

Torturous attention clinging to the cleftIs the life of grasping and repulsion - suffering.Affectionate detachment broadens to the whole;The out-pouring is released; the in-pouring embraced;both seen and allowed, then vanishing.